Maoist leader Ganti Prasadam and three others were on Thursday produced in a court at Ongole town in AP`s Prakasam district in connection with the alleged attempt on life of then Supdt of Police, Mahesh Chandra Laddha

Maoists had also asked for the release of Ganti Prasadam and other Maoists leaders as a precondition to take part in negotiations with the government emissaries to free sthe IAS officer, who had abducted on February 16.